Clara Phillips Escapes Jail In California Murder Case
Clara Phillips, convicted for the Alberta Meadows murder, fled the Los Angeles county jail by sawing through her cell bars. Authorities feared she headed toward the Mexican border but considered multiple crossing points as officers hunt for her.
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William G. Cayce
Los Angeles
Calif
California
Clara Phillips
Alberta Meadows
W. S. Trager
Mrs. Phillips
Armour L. Phillips
Tiajuana
Imperial Valley
Kraus Case Convicts Susan Kraus of Forgery at Meigs County
In Pomeroy Ohio on December 6 the jury found Susan Kraus 63 guilty on the charge of uttering and publishing a forged instrument with her son Michael Kraus as a key witness. The court reserved sentence, with a possible 1 to 20 year penitentiary term. her husband faces trial December 14.
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Oliver Hartley Pomeroy
Susan Kraus
A. D. Russell
Pomeroy
Ohio
Kraus
Miller
Sphinx
Bar
Court House
Mise Lizare
Mra. Kraus
Mike Kraus
James I Clark John Dayto Roush
Charlee Radford
Ward Foster
William Burford
C. E. Lasher
Janes R. Folden
Ed. Taylor
Jwi Bradford
J. FF. Jividen
KE Rhoades
W. S White Davis
Crazy Davis
Thire
Russell
Lizzie Seyfried
M. A Kraus
Meigs Bounty
Meigs County
Striking Potters Fail To Get Wage Boost
Court hears testimony on a debt case tied to Mike Kraus and family. Mrs Kraus defends aiding her son by signing notes to borrow about two thousand dollars for medical and living costs, saying she did so for family support and that the debt arose from hardship and sickness. Jury receives Judge Miller's charge after brief prosecution remarks.
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Theresa
M. A. Kraus
Kraus
Mike Kraus
Logan
Mike
Sol
Chris Seyfried
Judee Miller
Thousands Ordered Back to Work by Potters Union
Seventeen thousand strikers in the general ware pottery industry were ordered to return to work by John T. Wood of the National Brotherhood of Operative Potters after a peace pact with the United States Potters' Association. Factories in the East Liverpool district plan partial reopening Thursday with kilns to follow. the sanitary pottery strike remains separate, affecting Tiffin and Chillicothe Ohio and parts of West Virginia Indiana New Jersey and California.
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Pittsburg
Tiffin
Chillicothe
Ohio
West Virginia
Indiana
New Jersey
California
Packer Merger Criticized as unlawful act by Senator La Follette
Senator La Follette charges in the Senate that Armour and Morris officials are bargaining with the government for permission to merge, calling the move a flagrant violation of the law. The comment targets two of the Chicago packers in the proposed Big Five merger.
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Washington
Chicago Packers
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Senate
Armour and Morris Companies
New Battle to Start on Wage Talks in Coal Region
Negotiations over wage agreements by districts and arbitration are outlined in a resolution by the bituminous coal operators' committee on reorganization. The plan follows a session with operators and miners to discuss new working terms. The miners oppose district deals and have rejected arbitration, signaling a likely deadlock.
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ICAGO
Editor Kilgallen jailed for contempt after editorial
James L. Kilgallen former managing editor of the Daily Times Indianapolis must serve ten days in jail for contempt of court after the state supreme court denied a petition for re hearing. Judge James A. Collins sentenced him following an editorial accusing an Indianapolis attorney of appearing before a grand jury for a client.
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Indianapolis
Ind
James L. Kilgallen
The
Daily Times
State Supreme Court
James A. Collins
Marion County Criminal Court
Clemenceau to Talk Plain With Wilson in Washington
Georges Clemenceau, meeting Woodrow Wilson this afternoon, will discuss greater American participation in European affairs under a Democratic administration. The two leaders, equals now as private citizens, plan frank exchanges on military and political matters during their Washington encounter.
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Harry L. Rogers
I. N
Washington
Dev
Woodrow Wilson
Georges Clemenceau
M. Clemenceau
Mr. Wilson
Paris
Wilson
France
Bail bond deposit soars in federal crackdown on bootleggers
San Francisco reports nine million dollars in bail bond money posted in eleven months to secure release of about 4000 suspected bootleggers. Federal Prohibition Agent Samuel F. Rutter notes over four million dollars on hand for those not yet tried, estimating bootlegging capital at around 35 million dollars. Bail in each case ranges from one thousand to five thousand dollars.
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San Francisco
Prohibition
Samuel F. Rutter
Rutter
Train Derailment Kills Two in West Virginia Snow Slide
In Charleston on December 6 a C&O fast train No. 4 derailed near Gauley's Bridge after a slide, killing two trainmen. The engine and baggage cars plunged into the river while two passenger coaches left the track and rested on the embankment. No passengers were reported hurt and most Pullmans stayed on the rails.
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Charleston
W. Va
Gauley’s Bridge
Blizzard Sweeps Over Great Lakes Region
The cold spell moved from the northwest to Chicago and the Great Lakes today with windy conditions. A 60 mile per hour blizzard lashed Lake Superior, delaying vessel traffic and causing four feet of snow at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Three vessels are reported missing as near zero temperatures persist in Minnesota and the region.
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Chicago
Northwest
Great Lakes
Mercury
Lake Superior
Sault Ste. Marie
Michigan
Minnesota
Clara Phillips not extradited due to lack of Mexican-US treaties
The Mexican consulate in San Francisco said Clara Phillips cannot be extradited if she fled to Mexico because no extradition laws exist between the two nations after the US did not recognize the Mexican government.
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San Francisco
Clara Phillips
Mexico
United States
Auto fatalities rise in Ohio and U S totals projected
Columbus dispatch notes rising automobile deaths in Ohio with 749 in 1921, 718 in 1920, 641 in 1919 and an estimated 800+ for this year. Nationally about 13,000 killed and 410,000 injured. pedestrians may exceed 11,000 fatalities. The report also covers two Hudnall arrests for support and assault charges in Luhring area.
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Columbus
KE. J. Schwartz
State Registrar of Vital Statistics
Schwartz
United States
Lorain Family Saved From Gas Fumes As Neighbors Find Them
In Lorain Ohio Sadie Henniger and her three sons were found unconscious by neighbors due to gas fumes. Fire crews rescued them in time to prevent tragedy. Local authorities investigate the source of the leak.
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Lorain, O
Dec
Mre
Sadie Henniger
Mine accident claims life at Dorothy mine site
Yorkville P.A. report states 19 year old Devcorre Polack died from injuries after being caught beneath a fall of stone in the Dorothy mine operated by the Youghiogheny & Ohio Coal Company near here.
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Yorkville
Chicago Suicide Leap From Board of Trade Hotel
Michael Balono, 35, a Russian national, committed suicide by leaping from the fifth story of the Board of Trade Hotel in downtown Chicago early today.
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Chicago
Michael Balono
Board of Trade
Police Chief and Corporal Hurt in Columbus Car Crash
In Columbus on December 6 Police Chief French and Corporal William Gragg were slightly injured in a automobile accident.
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Columbus
French
William Gragg
Cafeteria Chicken Supper At First Methodist Church
Community notice: a chicken supper fundraiser will be held at First Methodist Church. All are welcome to attend for a meal and fellowship in the evening.
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First Methodist Church
Senate committee advances ship subsidy bill delay likely
The Senate commerce committee began work on the ship subsidy bill with Chairman Senator Jones of Washington indicating that it may be next week before he can report the measure to the Senate.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Jones
Senate
Albany to get electric light from municipal plant
The notice hints Albany homes will receive electric light from a municipal plant. The newspaper urges readers to read all classified ads in Classification 22 for more details and interesting items.
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Albany
Clemenceau Meets American Generals in Washington
Georges Clemenceau addressed American army generals at the Army War College in Washington. The French premier recalled WWI days in France and warned of future meetings with Allied forces. The gathering included officers who led American units in the war.
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Washington
Dee
France
Georges Clemenceau
Army War College
Harding drafts broad relief plan for farmers and labor
President Harding moves toward a sweeping agricultural relief message to Congress. He will urge more credits and better marketing facilities to ease farm mortgage foreclosures. The plan may propose easing immigration barriers to secure cheaper labor for industry and farms amid high labor costs and low crop prices.
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George R. Holmes
Washington
Harding
Congress
Georges Clemenceau
Six Aviators Die in Langley Air Collision
Six army aviators were killed at Langley Field Virginia today in a crash between a Fokker airplane and a Martin bomber. Major Guy L. Gerhardt tied the Fokker and Captain Benton A. Doyle with four enlisted men rode the bomber. Both ships crashed at 200 feet, killing all on board. News from Constantinople reports Turkish newspapers warned Lausanne delegates that Kemal Pasha and a strong Turkic army will determine peace or war.
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Washington
Langley Field
Virginia
Martin
Army Air Service
Air Service
Guy L. Gerhardt
Benton A. Doyle
Constantinoplen
Lausanne
Near East
Kemal Pasha
Mellon urges tax changes to end tax free bonds
Secretary Mellon warned that tax exempt bonds divert trillions in tax revenue and drain government funds. He urged a constitutional amendment to lower top rates, noting tax free securities hinder taxation and idle capital should be redirected to productive use.
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Mellon
W. H. Atkins
Washington
Treasury
Andrew W
Congress
Tors End
Let Us Help You Keep Your House Clean
Government study leads to a free booklet on simplifying house cleaning and better home care. Fill out the coupon, include two cents for postage, and mail to Frederic J. Haskin at The Athens Messenger Information Bureau Washington, DE Street City State for a free copy.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Washington
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Nation Court of Justice
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Hudnall
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Pearl W. Helwig
Pete Hudnall
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